The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-20 00:00:00

XON2Y MARKET AND COVIWEEZIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Ia the Mon e y M ar k et to• d ay pr i ces f or t h e nego niation of commercial bills show a fractional advance In co nsequence of a very active inquiry for accom modation. The rates now charged are .51 1 and 6 per ce nt. The effect is merely temporary, and the die. cninat e stablishments have taken advantage of the inc reased supply of paper to ask higher terms. T hn amount of s p ec i e tak e n ou t by th e P oona h, Which left th;s morning for the East, was £21,793. The arrivals of specie announced this morning cwhpriss £46,041 by the Hadir, £1,690 by the 4- ri sl a , both f rom N ew Y or k, an d £10 , 564 b y th e ' ll erlarne r from Port Phillip. The acc oun t s f rom t h e manu f actur i ng di str i cts for the past week have been of a satisfactory cha racter. At Manchester there has been an active Inquiry for yarns, but cloths have remained dull Without, however, any charge in prices. In the Woollen districts, viz., at Leeds, Bradford, and Ilu ddersfield, the chief operations have been in autumn goods, which have fully supported previous Prices. At L-.icester and Nottingham the hosiery and lace departments have been rather active, i / . v hile in Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver hampton an average amount of business has been transacted for the time of year. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes We re quoted 66f. 15c. Heavy. t he English Stoek Market has been much de- P r e B sed thro ug h political distrust engendered by isthe adjourned meeting of the Conference. Consols 4 :i'a decli ne d k per cent., the quotations for money 1,4 e log 89! 1 , and 90k for the account. The New T hrees and Reduced Annuities are 881 89 ; June /teltequer Bills, ss. dis. to Far. ; India 5 per Cents., I ° 4 B ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104; ditto 54 per Cents, 115 ; and Debentures, 99. Foreign Stocks are dull, and have in several Instances receded on large sales. Mexican are 4 . 4 1 ; do. New Loan, / die . ; Greek, 231 i; Russian P a s s iv e , 30k ; Portuguese, 48k 49; Scrip, 31 4 prem. ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 4862 , 71/ ; do., Consolides, 484 ; and the Con. federate Loan, 644 6,71. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have be en very restricted, but quotations are generally Well sustained. Lancashire and Yorkshire have Im proved 10s. ; North Western, Midland, and North -"-alatern (Berwick), 5e.; while Great Western have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no ella nge of importance. B ank and Miec3llaneous Shares are dull, but r j:litie fully previous rates. Chamounix Hotel r alAny shares are quoted 1 11 prem. ( . 1 BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 ... '"EItIiMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Co nso l s 3 1 )0 Account, July 8 jer Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent . BB/ 9 8 9 ,, w 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894.... uitto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities,, 30 yrs, expire sth J an., 1880 — .;.,-)0 for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — u 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 •••••• Zz 1, March. June. C "equer Bills, Ll,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. Ditto £5OO .. t Ditto £lOO and £2OO 4 ,, 11 k England Stk, 51 per Cl. — "0 Account .. — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. andia Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874..... Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ,b 0 Account vo 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 5b per Cents, May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1860 Do 'Rinds tl,OOO — Do under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ' Do 1859 .. Brazilian 5 per Cent De 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 A Do 1863 B6i 7 -11 extos Ayres 6 per Cent 1 -'0 Account — m -`l-ue 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — 1 11 itit 6 pe r Cent D e 4} pet Cent ... Colombiani.,, 6 per Cent — e„,.. b ,ttr 6 per Cent. — " r ,' Bll 3 per Cent., 1825 t -'-'° 6 per Cent. 1864 ttlaador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent lB SYptian 7 per Cent.. G l3O . Second Issue Gree k 6 per Cent 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Du Account .) 24/ 23k I D -,. ° Coupons Gue Accoun t , ll 101 1 tlaternala 5 per Cent. It i) 1 °) 1839 and 1859 ........ . — tiL la n 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway, 751 r7_ e er , per Cent .... -'u o Account -4-; Scrip £l3 paid ... .. • Pm 4 ' o French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die Do a dis hl . per Cent. Anglo-Freench .. Newishtt Imperial 5 per Cent D Granada — 0 2 per Cent — D O Deferred pe Land Warrants (Hectares) -- f l P v ;Ria 41 per Cent .. I ) , ° , ; Per Cent. (Uribarren) — De 4 3 per Cent., 1862 .. e Account — 1 Port uguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ... 4 .- 13 Account — ° 3 it-u 2 1 863 Scrip £4O paid "'siert 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St ittto 4/ per Cent., 1850 B5/ Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .11(ii;t,to 6 per Cent, 1862 - "t 0 Anglo-Dutch p Ditto Scrip,Lr £3O paid 3 t Pm p ' ard inian 6 Cent ..... .., •.•. • • bitto Account 8 P ., i 41144,1 3 per Cent Ditto Account DitDitt° New Deferred to Account 451 D itto Passive • u itto Account 313 30a 'Danish Cert. of Coup not funded .. "— R_ D itto Account - "dish, 4 per Cent. Ditto Scrip, £5O paid .. pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account .. Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 i Ditto Account •• Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l/ Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 23} Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account ...... Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 die Ditto Scrip, £3O paid Ditto 1} per Cent .................. Dividends on the above payable in Lond u A ,ustrian, 5 per Cent., Es. 10 Florins. -- 4u elgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f -- ...Ditto Account — •untch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 631 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ltbli P an, 5 'lto Account b e rlivian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Ked niontese, 5 per Cent., Ex.. 251 . TWO O'CLOCK. Cozola Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market steady, at late rates. Sales probably 7 , 0 00 bale s . Import, 4,416 ; previously, 1,654. TH E HAPPY FAMILY.—A crazy old woman at discov ered who is i n rece i p t o f p aroc hi a l relief, was recently "secovered to have living in the wretched abode which she o l _ 11 Pied no fewer than 17 dogs, 11 cats, and 14 hens.— Scotsman Mr. Darkin, Sub Inspector of Factories at Lie.. b urn, Will succeed Mr Hickes in the Gloucestershire district of factories. Mr. E. B . Fi tton has b een appo i nted a Sub-In s Peel or of Factories in Ireland, in the room of Mr Darkin. A HARD HEADED S OLDIER .—D ur i ng an engage rti Confede rate in Georgi a , t wo b u ll e t s p a ssed through the head of a 'Dnfederate soldier, making four holes, at which the brains Were oozin g out, and, astonishing to tell, he was perfectly conscious, and conversed intelligibly concerning his situa "49 and was anxious to know the doctor's opinion of his ease * He was alive 36 hours after the wound indicted. AN ENGLISH BULL, OR PROVING Too MUCH TO Z XG I IN WI TH I—Nothing can be weaker than the Govern -11" "It, says the Spectator in its first leading article of Sa turday. Nevertheless the Ministry stands, for the Oppo sition is Weaker still, SHARE MARKETS—Ths day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuliS. -share, Y.a'?ls3;e. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. ,;lythe and Tyne. :!ost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Uo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian . ork and Bandon 'Cornwall Do A • A Do. B g'eta no dig till6pc.pa.n.has been paid to B. Dublin ez Belfast June. Dun., Per t h &Ab. June.' Edinburgh & GifogoW.l Giaeg. and S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stt, Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st i GreatNorthof Scotland IGreat Do A stocK . Do B do t. S. and W. of Irelan Great Western ..... . Do Str Val gal.:. stool , Lancashire lz lorkshir, London and lilsckwaill Lon., Bri-tht.,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Neel' Western Lon. & So•,th Western Alan., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlfs;e. Dog shares Metropolitan ' Midland Do New Do Birming. di Derby Mid. Cit. W. of Irelam; Do. 4 shares Mid Kept ,, Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwia• Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Soot tieh Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoop Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South Dever ... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton t Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale- ...... .• Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pica Waterford ,t Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har..tß.l West Midfattd -Oxford' Do Newport Do Hereford, 3.14. st 10 et st 50 20 10 10 BRITISH POSSE gai !mugs lantio & St Lawrene( Bom.,BarodaSr.Cent thu Gu. 6_per oent... Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preferonee Buffalo,Brant,&G odrich 5 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1,1 S 7k Do. do. July 1, 187; Do. do. June 1, Is:-1 Clout ta. & 3. Eastu. (Li CapeTOWP Dock Seri] Hutu. Bengal go. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. Do. do. (I Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canadr. Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P,ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndlarenin.gma.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. at Canada Shares Do. New ... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-3.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. It p. C. Extension De. d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. slelb.Corp. n p. o. Bncis Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswick a Candy Clmt , AL and B. N. Iti.C'do po Ist pt bda Sande Do. Delhi,. CI4 Do. do „ Do. Puikiaub , . Do. Do. ....... Do. Endus.St. no.) I all 100 (100 100 2 all 1 k.IOO cOLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.C.ki a kta; Ui) - 1877-S1 100 104 106 1041 Do. ti p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 105 Do. 6p. c.Mar.ct Sept. 100 102 104 - Do. sp. 0. Jan.&July. 10i 03 05 991 ! Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 ;Cape G. tiope. 6 p 0,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. Mt 100 lt9 111 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 110 112 ICeylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius d per cent .. 100 107 109 Natal Gov. 6 per cont 100 107 109 -- 'N.8.G0v.6 p.e.Ja.&3111). 100 tO2 104 1)0. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 100 995 1005 Do. Sp. c.,18/ ito 1. - Z7( 100 994 1004 Do. do.,isSB Acupwch 100 994 1605 1005 - INew Zealand 6 p cent. 100 100 111 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. stening, 1875. lO9 105 107 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. C. 100 108 110 IS. Aus G6p.0.1876.& up 100 110 112 ,Vlc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do, to Svc. An.2k006. 100 lO9 110 1091 -- - BRITISH MINES. 2 !Cambrian Consol. Gold I id uhSord Amalgamated..l 30 36 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.)! 1 560 670 East Bassett (Illogani.. SO 63 65 East Clog,au Gold Ltd. East Caradon ..... 1.14.6 28 29 East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 8 ei E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 8.13.0 31 43 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 58/ 7 9 Great South Tolgus l7s 25 2 1 li. Wheal Vor (Helston 40 33 34 !Grenville 6.13.t 83 81 711 lier:"A's-Foot . 8.12 88 40 Itlingstcra Downs 4.18.0 33 31 Lady Bertha Illargaret (Guy Lelant 9k 11 16 31arke Valley.. 1 1 M yndy Iron Oro (Lim New Setun l9l 80 85 - • North Downs 2l I/ 23 Basset (1110 4•an 3.1.0 15 2 25 2 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 43 41 Par Consols (R. Blaze) , 20 t'rovidence(Uny Lelia., 10.0.7 40 42 South Cara don(St.Cleer 13 450 f7O .3. Carn Brea (Illogan) — - H.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 40 45 (Stray Park rsmar Silv.ll Lead Min. - Pin Crott 9 175 185 West Basset (Mogan ), l5 94 105 1V C' radon (Liskeard; 5 16 18 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan! 54 90 95 Wheal Buller(Redruth)! 10 23 32 Wheal Kitty (U.Lolant)! 2.0.6 WhealLud , ctt Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 14 16 !Wheal Beton 585 225 235 ;Wheal Treiawney (Lis ), 7 19 21 !Wheal Union 3.17 15 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 105 Great Northern, 5 per cent.. 1116 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 98 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 904 Ditto 44 per cent., red., 100 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 41 per cent., 102 LINES LEASED Ar FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4 3 / 4 per Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund stook, 5 per cent., 100 FOREIGN MINER S Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i Ban Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 20i BANKS. Alliance - (lim.), tri Ditto, new, 521 Australasia, Ditto, new, 18 Bank of Egypt, 281 Bank of ctag - o, lim., 4 31 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 131 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, andUhina. 391 Chartered .Nler. of India, London, and China, 70 Continental, lim., 18 i t European Bank, lim. 131 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 331 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., Imperial Ottoman, 181 L an d Mortgage Bank of I ndia, lim., si London Mink of Mexico and S. America, lira., 61 6 London Bank of Scotland, lira., 181 London and Comity, 65i 5 London Joint Stock, 43 London and South African, 24/ London and I% estminster, 96 Mercantile and Exchange, l4 Midland Bank (lim.), 154 New Zealand Bank Corporation , lint, Union of Ireland, lim., 204 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 21: Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lira., 31 3 Berlin Water Works, lira., 9 Bombay Gas, lira., 5k City Offices, lim., 5 English and Scottish Marine, Um , Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 111 n,, 7} 61 Hudson's Bay, .91 Indian Carrying, lim., International Financial -ociety, lira., 10} 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our „ Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, Issued 90, 861 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 71 London and Caledonian 51arine, lim., 5 London Provincial Marine, 31. National Discount Company, lim., 141 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 3/ Nova Scotia Gold and Land, Ditto, new, 23 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mai), lira, , Ditto (a ,l ), 5 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lira., Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 51 On tho railway from Paris to Dreuz, which has just been opened, as stated, there are eleven intermediate stations. This line places Paris in direct communication with the fertile valleys of the Eure and of Nonancourt. Father Miranda, who formed part of the Mexican deputation to Paris, has just died at Puebla. Paul. all I(a, 71 all all 101: 101) 100 100 100 100 100 Closing 1 Businep Price. ( done. 8 8• - - 81 9} 84 136 lin 1191 61 7 35 37 16 17 91 93 103 105 46} ,71 6 7± 132 133 145 145 128 02 91 9 3 661 67} 113} nn 66 C 7 104 105 41 43 112 112 074 88} 57 58 1131 1141 1311 134 VP, IC4 53 65 24i tsi 1024 1041 60 61 926 S33i 125 128 14 lo 77 79 1(J 111 125 130 36 38 54 66 33 35 901 01! 104 106 8 9 80 37} 9# 10 7 i Si I 165 170 6 7 ; 3 4 p 107 110 33 38 SIONS. Closing Prioe. 60 62 1031 101 i part p oi Gt 84 94 77 82 77 . 8! 77 82 101 103 98' 100 106 108 105 k 1 0 0 P, 24 214 73 15 6t 64 66 68 55 87 50 5: 43 45 29 31 27 3/ 1054 10641 P I 103 101 10 10i 1071 10}4. 1 90 92 82 81 par ip 103 104 97 99 91 01 56 58 3 5 82 84 108 105 102 a 103a' ad ap lu3 104 I 9 - 6 9 -8 L 0.16.41 ;hart 100 Sk 1 20 stock 4toak stock stock stook stock stook stock 20 stock stook stock B . ook THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1864. MARKETS—This Day MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were firm for wheat, and selected parcels changed hands at an advance in price of is per quarter. For spring corn there was a moderate demand at fully late rates. The flour trade was steady on former terms. At New York a moderate business was done in prime red spring wheat for export to Great BriLin, at further en hanced rates. On the continent the trade generally is steady. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small. The imports from abroad amounted to 6,596 quarters of wheat, 4,660 barley, 25,811 oats, 280 beans, 1,605 peas, 257 tares, 6,510 linseed, 6,650 oil-seeds, 10 sundry seeds, and 175 sacks and 9,218 barrels of flow. 1144 66 1.1 i 113 } 113 12 50 I 1131 132 i 104 31 61 60} CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, VTheat —Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 33s to 418 Ditto, old .--3 —s Ditto, white, 1863 4ls 464 Ditto, old —s -8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —8 Ditto, 1883 Talavera, _ _ _ Rye— Barley—Grinding 228 25s Malting* —B --s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier.. ..« 668 688 Oats —Yorkshire anr Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 238 Potato Youghal and Cork, black l5B 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l9s 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 33s 368 Boilers 338 36s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk.. ---- 278 298 American, per barrel l9s 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of foreign stock on sale in our market to-day ; but its general quality was only middling. Sales progressed slowly at barely late rates. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts were seasonably extensive, and the general quality was prime. The arrivals from Scotland were large, via,, 129 from Aberdeen, and 622 from Forfarshire, Fifeshire, and East Lothian. For the most part they were unusually firmer. Although the attendance of buyers was numerous, the beef trade was in a sluggish state at about last week's currency. A few very superior Scots and crosses realised 4s 10d; but the general top figure for beef was 4s 8d 35i per Blbs. Business don 28i 9 1051 41 5i From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,203 Scots, short horns and crosses; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds; from Scotland, 751 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 80 oxen and heifers. We wero seasonably well supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality, Prime Downs and half-breds changed hands at full currencies; otherwise, the mutton trade was heavy; and in some instances the quotations had a drooping tendency. The top figure was 5s 2d per 81bs. Good and prime lambs moved off freely at full prices Inferior lambs were dull, but Rot cheaper. Calves were in moderate supply, and sluggish request at late rates, In pigs, next to nothing was doing, on former terms. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 '2 3 6 Prinaecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 10 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pm e. S' thdown d 0.5 0 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, itc. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 Lambs....6s Od to 7s Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265 each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... FOREIGN SUPPLY. • 1 Cows — i Sheep and lambs.... 28,730 Calves .. Pigs _ . 5201 Beasts Sheep and lambs 6,620 Calves •• .• •. 280 Pigs The total imports of foreign stocK into London, last week, amounted to 11,092 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 8,323—in 1862, 8,212—in 1861, 10,075 —in 1860, B,oB2—in 1859, 6,936—in 1858, 3,964 head. THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 5, Child's-place, Templ e Bar, June 16, 1864. SlR,—Will you permi t me to address you a f ew lines on your leader of yesterday's date upon the system of the management of prisoners and their supervision ticket-of-leav e men. In your article it is assumed, and, ibdeed, it is generally understood, that Sir Walter Crofton is the originator of a system of supervision with which his name is associated. Now, sir, give this gentleman all the honour he deserves, but you will admit that it is quite fair that every person should have his due, and that it is natural, after so many years of labour, I should try, at any rate, for what I conceive belongs to me, viz., the credit of being the originator of a system and a principle now recognised as most important to the community, and, therefore, I submit that when you are in possession of the facts, you will concede the credit to me of many years' p r i or i ty o f c l ear l y l ay . ing before the public and ministers a practical system upon the question. - In proof of having done so, I beg to state that I drew up, for the Secretary of State, a system of con vict discipline, which was published in 1833 in Tas mania, where I was High Sheriff—that this work was June, 1849, in the Eclectic ec r t 3 ic vie e Review, din aErtnicglleantdheiathird, by some writer who thought my principles might work well here-- that, failing to move the Government or any party, I gave up the question as useless labour, though I saw acted upon. But in D rny ece m o b p e in r, io l n B B 6 f 2 r , o l m h t a im d abrought under my notice on the occasion of ' him to a meeting in the e Deanname eat. Brigßristol a l i t n e t r r e C d r n o e f i t n o n that city with the view of his addressing it upon the punishment of criminals, and I addressed to the Dean of Bristol, Dr. Elliot, the letter I take leave herewith to enclose you a copy. Leaving the affair for your consideration, and fearing that I have trespassed too much upon your space, I am, sir, your obedient servant, THOMAS BANISTER. To the Rev. the Dean of Bristol (Dr. Elliot), on the occa eion of his introducing Sir Walter Crofton to a meeting a memorandum on t a b t i 8 8 , s da t t o e 6 1 t n b J D a e n c u e a m r y b r l , 8 1 6 8 3 6 . 2, and 5, Child's -place, Temple Bar, Dec. 26, 1862. REV. Stn,—ln the Times of yesterday are reported the proceedings of a meeting on the punishment of criminals. At this meeting you are reported as taking the chair, and introducing Sir Walter Crofton to the meeting. * Whether Sir Walter Crofton was the founder of the system of convict discipline with which his name is con nected, I cannot say, as 1 do not know the date when he suggested it ; but I can say that I drew up a system which was published in Tasmania in 1833, of which colony I was High Sheriff several years. My work was reviewed in June, 1849, in the 25th num ber of the Eclectic Review, article 111. The article was entitled, " Ticke•s of Leave in England : A Letter on Labour, addressed to the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies. By Thomas Banister, High Sheriff ot Tasmania, 1833." In this review you I.t ill see, and I am sure you will be candid and just enough to admit, that a system origina - ed with me so many years ago as 1532 and 1833 in principle and details so like Sir Walter Crofton's that his looks very like a copy of it. My system aimed at, not the [unishment of prisoners, for that the law decided, but their reformation under its sen tence carrying out the sentence strialy, though humanely. I submit, sir, that you will admit that not anything is more difficult than to originate a system, and that not any thing is more easy than to throw off a theory, as the latter a lively imagination and confidence will produce, whereas the former requires varied experience of men with power and originality of mind. It is not for me to say that I possess the latter. Whether Sir Walter Crofton possesses power or originality, or whether he has ha d var i e d experi ence, I know not; or w h ether he ever sew my work, or the review of it in the Eclectic, I cannot say; but certainly the system he has credit for and claims is very similar to that suggested by me, I may add that I have from time to time pressed upon the Government the errors of their schemes in vain for many years ; but as it was inaccessible to reason, I have given the matter as labour in vain—satisfied that their failure was only a question of time.—l have the honour to be, Rev. Sir, your very obedient servant, Telolia.s BANISTER. Memorandum, 6th January, 1863. If Sir Walter Crofton had seen my work, and did not say so, and that he had adopted what he comprehended of it, it is probable he would be too complete a diplomatist not to keep it to himself. It has been said that men who pirate a patent or an idea or system generally break down in working them. The reason is in complicated matters they are ignorant of the principle or the patent or system, nor do they fully take in the idea—hence their failures and blunders. Will this apply in the matter under consideration? In my letter to Dr Elliot it would appear that I gave him credit too hastily, He had not the courtesy to even acknow ledge it. I have a right to presume that he received my letter, as it was not retu rne d to rae through the Post-office, and I suppose he considered i t was not fitting for him to say anything about the subj ect of my letter after his advo g upon, and als o upon t h e w h erea b outs o f the convicts cac T y b o e t c S an ir se W b a f Crofton'sl f t n e i r lurein 65- a t m. England may, I think, be traced to known after they obtain their tickets of leave, and t h e di ff i culty consequently of knowing with cer t a inty their proceedings, SO that an opinion might be formed whether t h e y continued d eserv i ng o f th e i n d u l gence of a ticket or l eave, T hus there c an be no che c k u p on them, or very lit t l e. Now, they should be under the eye the system not acted being of the police until their sentences were expired, and always fable upon proof of a breach of the conditions on which they had the privilege of a ticket of leave to be brought back by the magistrates' order. It is simply folly, or weakness, to make a fuss about their being under surveillance_ they teeeY have forfeited their free agency by their sentence, and th ey pay the pena l ty o f their freedom or free action. Sir Walter Crofton's system May have worked better in Ireland from the fact of the great emigration from thence to America—where the emigrant is received as an Irish man, wi th ou t any questions being ask e d ; and, dou b t l ess, numbers of men from prisons left the country. Thus the system of Sir Walter Crofton cannot fairly y be considered free from doubt. Jan. 6, 1863. TIIOINIA.S BANISTER. e I see by Sir Wa lter Crofton ' B late p u bli ca ti o n that tickets of leave were issued in Ireland in 1856. Recruiting for the Army. the Everyrigh device 6ovr]ii:.e for Some • TO THE EDITOR OF TiE SUN. SlR,—There is a great clamour just now about the diffi getting men time ago ed I pointed out through ctouletnylei enlist r i e s cr s t u = t e e aZ i y ) ; your columns the real cause of the mischief. Let the Government do away at once and for ever with the cat-e'-nine tails and the branding iron, and there will be no dearth of recruits. The lash and the brand may be necessary for the worst class of convicts, men who are murderers at heart but too great cowards to strike the blow, and too debased to heed any other punishment. But tor the soldier, whom we style a hero, and who it the guardian and defender of the nation's highest henour and most important interests, the cat and the brand are not suitable. Abolish both and You will get plenty of recruits; retain them, and no inducements will tempt men to enlist. Such are the plain dictates of COMMON SENSE, the Emperor to make a choic e amon __ g th e works at the The Prince Imperial b a r ing been Exhibition of Living Artis ts, has made his first purchase. " It is the Wounded Drummer," by M. Armand Dumaret c q , that has been fixed on b y the y oun g Prince.permitted by QUICKSILVER. —In the four Months ended April 30 last the quantity of quicksilver imported into the United Kingdom was 1,195,4131 b. In the same period of last year the supply did not exceed 358,0981 h., while in 1862 it was not more than 82,7811 b. IMPORTS INTO LONlpub. LAW.' WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 467 .. 1967 871 .. 105 Harlingen .... 843 .. 1245 .. 81 .. 245 30 Hamburg ....• 682 .. 3170 .. .. 444 Amsterdam.... 27 1 .. -- 80u10gne...... .. .. .. 14 Bremen ... 25 .. Dordt. 49 .. 234 471 .. .. 15 Corunna .. .. .. .. --- Antwerp . •• 23 50 Ostend 5O .. Gibraltar 3O .. Oporto Dunkirk l3 .. ''""'" • • '—'" s 4 24 .. - - .. - .. - .. 11 Total 2086 .. 662) .. 552 ..1105 .. 669 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1863.. 1862 .. 497 .. 6,123 .. 649 .. 722 321 1861 794 .. 7,370 .. 646 .. 725 .. 570 1860 1859 169 .. 1,9 1 .. 537 .. 502 .. 13 1858 202 .. 2,459 481 .. 459 .. 4 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, June 22, 1863, and this day, Monday, June 20, 1864, Per 81b. to sink the offal. June 22, June 20, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 8 3 2to 3 6 Second quality do. 3lO 4 4 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen .. 4 6 410 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c 5 0 5 2 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 6 0 4 6 410 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 0 5 2 5 0 5 2 L Lambe Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 430 560 SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 23, 1862.—Beasts, 4,560 sheep and lambs, 30,210—calves, 321—pigs, 410. JUNE 24, 1861.—Beasts, 3,210 —sheep, 26,750—calves, 285—pigs, 410. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at those markets for the time of year. Good and prime beef, mutton, and lamb move off steadily at full prices, otherwise the trade is quiet at our quotations. Per Mb, by the carcase. d s d Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 diddling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Frime large do. 3 g 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 adsd Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Vea1........... 3 10 4 8 Small pork .... 4 2 4 6 Lamb .•.. 5 8 6 8 BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations this morning aro favourable, and the trade both for English and foreign lips is in a sluggish state. Good and fine qualities, which are in moderate request for immediate consumption, rule tole rably firm in price; otherwise the quotations have a down ward tendency. The import last week was 131 bales from New York, BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of foreign potatoes have increased, and the market is tolerably well supplied with home-grown produce. In most descriptions a fair business is doing, at from 7s to lOs per cwt. Considerable quantities of old potatoes con tinue on offer, and sales almost generally progress heavily at from 20s to 55s per ton. The imports last week amounted to 12,00 baskets from Rotterdam, 1,500 from Dunkirk, 2,374 from Lisbon, and about 200 baskets from sundry ports. WOOL. Owing to the reduction in the price of money in the discount market the trade for English wool has, since we last wrote, exhibited more activity; and both in combing and clothing descriptions a moderate, though by no means extensive, business has been transacted, at our quotations. In the manufacturing districts the trade has also ruled firmer. Colonial wool, in the private contract market, is very firm in price. List Week's Imports, From Sydney „ Portland Bay „ New Zealand ~ Melbourne 3,857 „ ~ Port Natal.... Algoaßay 1,310 ~ 11 Cape Current prices of English wool per lb, Fl ee ces —South Down hoggets 1 10i 2 0 Halt-bred do . Kent fleeces. 2 2 2 4 South Down ewes and wethers 1 10 1 11 Leicester do. ... 1 11 2 0 Sorts —Clothing Combing ... 1 6 201 SEEDS. The business doing in agricultural seeds has been limited, at about stationary prices. There was a slow sale for linseed on former terms, The demand for cakes was mol Turnip, White,p.bus.lls to 14s j Swede --s —s Mustard, Brown lO3 13s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter - s — s Chnary, per quarter 52s 6 ‘ s j Kye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng,., et ---a White • — s • Foreign Red —s — s White —s — s Trefoil, new —s —s but rapeseed ruled very firm derate, at previous quotations. I Carraway 22s 20s Coriander l2s 16s Hempseed, per qr 44s 46s Linseed,Eng.sowing 76s 78s Crushing s3s 63s Baltic - .-g -s Odessa —B —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s -s English £9 10s.£10 IGs Foreign £9 108 £lO 5s Rape Cakes,p ton.£s Os £0 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s TALLOW. The tallow trade is firms; to-day, and prices have slightly improved. tP.Y,C, is quoted at 40s 6d to 40s 9d per cwt. on the spot. Rough fat, 23 id per 81bs. Town tallow, 3s 9d net cash. 1863. 1864. Stock this (1ay....1 24.958 56,188 ) 35.349 37,4:30 41.935 Price Delivery of 17 Y aCst•eek 5253 a 10 , 5 2 s 3d tol4 , s9d to 4259 d to'4 s6d to I 53s 3d 53 s 3d 47s Od —s ; 408 9.1 iv 813 2,110 I 751 903 Ditto from June 1 6,224 3'415 5,147 2,135 , 2404 Arrivals last week , 1,231 734 1,075 ' 661 , Dl ' w .. Ditto from June 1 4 ,° 9 8 2,041 2,184 1,921 1,321 Price of Town ...• 53 s 6, 1 52s Od 4:s 3d t 43s 92 , 418 61 Particulars 1850. 1861 1562. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE POPE-JUDGMENT. This bankrupt was described as of Wandsworth, colour manufacturer, and he was formerlysecretary to the Saloon Omnibus Company. He applied a few days since for his order of discharge, when he was opposed on behalf of Mr Harrison, of the Windsor _Herald, on the ground that he had vexatiously defended an action for money lent, and put the opposing creditor to an expense of £lO. The de fence sat up was, that the money had been advanced in an ticipation of a partnership, but the evidence went to show that it had been lent out of friendship. His Honour said he was clearly of the same opinion as the learurd judge who tried the else, that there was no pre te.nce for the defence. It was a great hardship upon a cce ditor to be put to such heavy expenses vexatiously, and the discharge would be suspended for six months without protection, except the first, to enable the bankru . t to appeal if he thought fit, A SINGULAR APPLICATION IN INSOLVENCY-TN RE WOOD Mr Baz;ey applied in this ease for proof to be admitted against the estate of an insolvent, the insolvency having taken place so far back as 1810. The proof was founded on a judgment recovered in one of the superior courts, but the bill itself had been los% The claimants were the sur viving executors of a Mr King, a bill discounter, and he died in 1847. Wood was discharged from custody as being of unsound mind, and so continues, and no schedule has been filed, the insolvent having been released on the application of the keeper of the prison. It now appears that a sum has come to hand which will pay 10s. in the pound, and it therefore became an object to prove. His Honour considered that, after ,uch a lapse of time, the abi.ence of the bill, the death of the drawer and other patties, he ought not to admit the proof. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant and a Jury.) THE " LONDON GAZETTE" AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT,- SINGULAR POINT -HARLAND V. SKINNER. This was an action to recover the balance of an account for board and lodging supplied to defendant's son, and for money paid to his account. Mr Talfourd Salter (instructed by Mr Reed) appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr Phillips (instructed by Mr Samler) representing defendant. Plaintiff said he had boarded and lodged defendanes son from April, 1859, to December, 1861, and he had received £35 on account. In addition to this he had paid £ll Is 4d for the son. In cross-examination, plaintiff admitted that he had been bankrupt in 1861, and that he was embarrassed in the latter end of the same year. Mr. Phillips put in the London Gazette to prove the facts in question. Mr, Salter objected, and would ask the court if ,the Lon• don Gazette could be called evidence, His Lordship—Oh, yes ; it is an official public document. Mr. Salter—Of course, the London Gazettc itself may be evidence, but the question is, if every printed copy is. Mr. Phillips then said that defendant's son had been ap prenticed to plaintiff, and called for the deed. When put in it was found to be insufficiently stamped, and plaintiff was non-suited. DETAINING WORKMEN'S TOOLS,- MASTER AND SERVANT JONES V. GARNER This was an action to recover damages for the detention of certain carpenter's tools. Mr. Salter (instructed by Mr. Olive), appearing for plaintiff; Mr Kempt (instructed by Mr Allen, of, 64, Chan cery-lane), representing defendant, who had paid £2 into court. It appeared that the plaintiff had been in the service of the defendant for three years, and that a quarrel ensued. His Lordship suggested that the defendant should with draw a plea; and Mr Kemp said he would if the record were also withdrawn, but Mr Laxton said he would no do that. Mr Kemp—The tools were very old, and not worth 10s. Mr I...Axton—And you pay £2 into court ? The plaintiff was called, but Mr Kemp said, acting under the authority of Mr. Allen, after what had fallen from the Court, he would agree to give up the tools and pay the costs. His Lordship—Oh, yes, plaintiff was an old servant. Verdict by consent. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER, UNPROVOKED AND SHAMEFUL ATTACK UPON WOMEN.—Michael Dillon was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with a disgraceful assault upon a young woman, and a subsequent assault upon another in whose house she took refuge to escape his brutality. Mrs Jane Webb, a corn-chandler, living at 76, Marlbo rough-road, Chelsea, said that at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening the defendant disgracefully attacked a young woman, with an infant in he: arms, who was passing through the street. The complainant was much alarmed, and the infant in bar arms was crying, when she rushed into her shop for protection, when defendant fel -1 I lowed her, and then again seized her. Complainant then interfered to loose his hold of her, when defendant struck her in the mouth and knocked her down. She bled profusely from the mouth and was much hurt in the shoulder. Mr Selfe—Did you know anything of the priEoner ? Complainant—Not the least. The young woman whom he attacked in the way I have described was also a stranger to him, The police came up shortly after he had knocked me down, and took him into custody, but not before he had ill-treated an old man who interfered in my behalf. He knocked him down and hurt him very much. Edward Geary said he saw the defendant attacking the young woman in the manner described, after which he followed her into the shop. When he had been there a short time he rushed upon witness, pushed him down, and hurt him very much. The consequence was that he was unable to walk through lameness. Defendant said he was drunk and did not know what had occurred. lie must have mistaken the young woman for some one eke. Mr Selfe—Drunkenness is a miserable excuse for such misconduct as yours. You are committed for six weeks. THAMES. UNgEES" LANGUAGE AND NIGHT DUTY HATS.— Daaiel Welch, a labourer, was brought before Mr Par tridge, charged with assaulting Thomas Bonne, a police constable, No 246 K, The police constable stated that on Saturday night at half-past one o'clock— Mr Partridge—You mean Sunday morning ? Witness—Yes, sir, the prisoners and others were creating a disturbance and using the most unseen language. (A. laugh.) Mr Partridge—What language? - - Witness unseen language. (Continued laughter.) I told them to move on, and they would not do so. The prisoner pitched into me and struck me in the face. He also knocked my hat off. Mr Partridge—Was the hat damaged ? Witness—Yes, sir; it was damaged. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, hero asked the con stable if it was not a night duty hat Witness—Yes, sir ; it is, Inspector Griffin—You must not put any damage on a night duty hat. Mr Partridge fined the prisoner 10s, which he paid. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.--John and Honora Murphy, man and wife, were charged before Mr Partridge with violently assaulting Police-constable Button, 359 K, who was in great pain. The prisoners, who had been to an Irish funeral yester day, got drunk, and began quarrelling with the mourners, who were not merry or melancholy ones, but very noisy ones. Returning home last night a quarrel and fight en sued, Button made an effort to suppress this most disgraceful riot on a Sunday night and was furiously beaten. The woman seized him by the hair of his head, and the male prisoner gave the constable a very dangerous kick and disabled him. Mr. Poole, a pawnbroker, who sprung the constable's rattle, and Mr. William Clark, a blacksmith, lent their assistance, and William Carson, 175 K, came up and took the prisoners into custody. John Murphy at tempted to bite Carson several times, Mr Partridge said this was the most disgraceful outrage he had ever heard of. The only excuse was drunkenness. He considered that an aggravation of the offence, The male prisoner had acted like a savage, and his conduct was most disgraceful and cowardly. The constable used no violence, and in the first instance was doing his duty in the most groper manner, and afterwards behaved discreetly and with out intemperance. He sentenced John Murphy to two months' imprisonment and hard labour, to pay 5s for the policeman's coat and 2s 0 for the trousers be had torn, and 2s 6d for the policeman's night duty hat, which was lost. The female prisoner, who was a drunken, ill-condi tioned woman, was to find bail to keep the peace for twelve months. SONTAG'S RETURN TO THE STAGE.—AII had felt that it must be a marvel, if, after more than 20 years, this gifted prima donna could return with her powers unimpaired. Yetlthe marvel was here —an unques tionable fact. Her voice was" as fresh, pure, and beauli ful as ever." Madame Sontag brought back an artistic skill, matured and perfected by the continued study which, since her retirement, had been to her a labour of love. The beauty which had exercised so great a fascination over an elder generation was, strange to say, but little changed. It was remodelled rather than effaced, whilst the figure seemed almost untouched by time. The pleasing contour of the face, the beaming and expressive eye, and, above all, the winning smile which formerly had_stol en away so many hearts, were all there. Men declared that with the most clear and searching of opera-glasses they could not give her more than five and twenty. She was, in truth, a living marvel I And, more strange than all, the Sontag who had been deemed by a former generation somewhat deficient as an actress (al though the most exquisite of soprano singers), was discovered ts) have warmth, animation, expression, even power, as a dramatic artist 1 The fascination of her histrionic talent came to as great as that of her faultless execution.— Lumley's Reminiscences of the Opera. M, Meissonier's Two Napoleon Pie'. res, The pictures that have most attracted attention are two by Meissonier—one " a Retreat in MA," and the other " the Emperor at Solferino," This, I believe, is the first time this painter has treated military subjects, and in the opinion of competent judges he has obtained wonderful suocess, and shown a talent which no one suspected hies of possessing. Under a cold, cheerless sky, covered with mist falling in sleet, you see a nuMber of horseman riding along at a slow pace.- It is the Emperor, followed by his Staff, while a column of the army follows at some distance. the sulject is the campaign of 1844, in which Napoleon's g:e iis showed itself greater than, perhaps, at any time during his wonderful career. The ground they ride over is broken np into deep ruts by the heavy artillery, or trampled into small hears of•mud, coloured by the hall-melted snow which covers the distant plain, tot yet trodden under foot by the troops. Nithi , 3g can be more dreary than the scene; the garments of the mien era soaked through with sleet, and the men them selves broken down with long fighting, long watching, and forced marches. we perceive that no sound is heard but the horses' hoofs and the monotonous tramping of men's feet ; and not one of the numerous staff that ride behind the Emperor but whose countenance tells a tale of ex haustion and almost of despair. The Emperor him self, mounted on a white horse, his hat down to his eyes, his right hand with the riding whip hanging from a thong round the wrist thrust into the breast of his grey overcoat, which reaches to his face, and is closely buttoned round him, rides a pace or two in front. His features, firm and fixed as stone, betray no fatigue and no consciousness of the inele. ment sky and the dreary field. His lips are firmly pressed together, and his eyes look inward, as if, still unconquered, and not yet exhausted in resources, ' he was conceiving some new plan of battle. Nothing can be more intensely resolute than the expression of that face ; but it expresses no hope of success — nothing but the fierce resolve to struggle to the very last. He moves on wrapped up in his thoughts, and insensible to all around. The officers of his Staff fol low him, their uniforms wholly or partly covered by thick cloaks, or overcoats, brown, blue, grey, old or new, close buttoned, or loose, like that of Ney, who is easily recognised in his old brown surtout fastened only by a single button, which you see must shortly give way. The horses are as tired as the riders, and it requires close attention to the bridle to keep them from falling. So far as we ca❑ perceive, the faces of these men are thoughtful, almost despond ing, pale, but still determined like their chief, but like him, too, hardly hoping. In spite of the moral energy that still supports them, two or three among them cannot hold out, and the heads moving with the pace of the horse, or drooping to saddle bow show that there is a limit to human strength, and that sleep has overpowered them. No ono speaks to the other, and the only sign of life is where a young office; in a Hussar uniform rises a little in his stirrups, and looks back at some object behind. At a distance a column of infantry is moving along the whitened plain on a line parallel to the Staff ; and, though the whole picture is not much larger than the lid of a small box, the eye can easily detect the drummers with their instruments at their back, and the shakos of the mounted officers above the column. Another picture of the same dimensions, and by the same hand, " L'Empereur (Napoleon III.) Solferino," is almost equally worthy of attention. It is not a battle piece in the strict sense of the word; and there are no masses of men mingling in a deadly conflict, nor is the ground encumbered with heaps of slain. The prominent figure is the Emperor on horseback, with his Staff, watching from an eminence which commands a vast plain the tide of battle as it ebbs and flows. Under the height en which he stands men are working a battery of ar tillery ; and an army is in movement alongtheheights that bound the horizon. The Emperor bends slightly forward in his saddle. Some of the officers of the Staff show much curiosity about what is passing yowler, and try to guess on the fate of the day from the Emperor's features, evidently in vain; but the rest evince no such impatience, but stand ready to execute any orders given to them. A few dead bodies, Austrians, as may be seen from their white coats and light blue pantaloons, are lying here and there. In the picture the Emperor is only a few inches high, but the resemblance is striking, and some persons think it is more life-like than any portrait yet made of him. Another Matrimonial Hoax, 4.- A few weeks ago an advertisement appeared, signed by a young lady who adopted the name of " Pauline" stating that she was desirous of finding a suitable partner. This announcement attracted the attention of an enterprising young Irishman, who is employed as a clerk in a large establishment at Leeds. He replied to the advertisement, stating that he was a young man of 22, that his prospects were favourable, and that he was anxious to ally himself in matrimony with a lady apparently so eligible as the lair Pauline described herself to be. This delicate epistle he addressed to Kathkeale, is Ireland, to the address named in the advertisement, but instead of using a plain enve lope, ho enclosed his reply in one of the busine so envelopes of the firm. The letter duly travelled to Ire land, and no such personage as Pauline having been dis covered, it was duty returned through the Dead Letter Office. The cashier of the firm at which M. M— was employed opened the letter bag one morning, and saw this epistle, and also observing that the envelope bore the busi ness address of the firm, he opened it,and diecovered John's secret. By way of trifling with the tender affections of the clerk, who was ruling up certain entries in the ledger at the opposite desk, he heartlessly determined to play John a trick. Several choice spirits were taken into the secret, and as the result of their deliberations, a lady at Leicester was induced to personate the fair Pauline, and this faithless female actu ally wrote to Mr M—, inviting him to meet her at Manchester. Scene, the secluded area of the Victoria Station; time:one o'clock p.m. Our broth of a boy hastened to keep tryst, but, to his great disappointment, no Pauline presented herself. A few days afterwards be received a very self-reproachful letter from disconsolate Pauline, in which• she earnestly apologised for not being able to keep the engagemen,, and arranged to meet him at Liverpool last Saturday. Our young Irish friend swallowed the bait, and off he set for Liverpool. His destination was Frederick-street. Arrived at that de. lightful locality, John asked of a decent -looking Irishman if he knew where No. 16.5 was. " Oh, yes," said his brother from Erin, "it is a public •house " "Then perhaps you are aware whether a pretty girl called Pauline B lives there ?" asked our simple-minded Leeds friend. "'Pon my soul," answered his friend, " that I can no t say, be gorrah," John : " If y ou will gP and ask the question I have no objection to stand a drain." Murphy: 4; Faith, is it courting you are ? trooth I will go and see." - Murphy soon returned from the gin palac e , w ith the welcome intelligence that Mr J. from Leeds, was to walk in. Arrived in the house, our friend was warmly welcomed by a Liverpool gentleman, who had been let into the secret, and whom, for the sake of particularity, we will call Mr Jones. The enamoured swain—" I believe you have a young lady, a Miss Temple, residing here?" Mr J en es-- , Yes, we have, but she is out at present, but will return in a few minutes—pray sit down." Mr ,c Then she expects me ?" Mr. Jones : " Oh, yes, she ex pects a gentleman to call." Mr M--: " Then I will trouble you to ring for a glass of good stone ale." Mr M— obtained his beverage, and at this moment a num ber of gentlemen entered the room by one door, and a bevy of ladies by the other, until some fifty " friends" of the bride expectant were present. Mr Jones then opened the ball by introducing Mr M— as the gentle man from Leeds who had come to look after their Pauline, and the inamorata was received with a welcome more en thusiastic and overpowering than what he had bargained for. During n brief lull, Mr Jones read a doggrol poem on the subject of Mr M--'s disappointment, upon which the latter made a dash for the door, but this had teen previously secured, and tee bashful young Irishman was handed back to his chair. Then commenced the fun. Mr M-- first turned pale, then flushed with anger, as verse after verse of his Lament were recited, and then he was adjudged to pay glasses round. The youthful Irishman's heart at length tailed him. He shed bitter tears, invoked the aid of the police, but, alas I these guardians of the peace were not to be found. Mr -- then said, " Pray let me out ; I have only half-a-crown, which you shall have, and 1 can get home with my return ticket." His quondam friends declared he must fork out a crown, and on his declaration of his inability to produce a coin of that denomination, th e ruthless friends of the deceitful Pauline called out for the whitewash and the brush. Mr now became thoroughly alarmed, end he threw his half-crown on the talile, but this was speedily "melted" in drink. Then commenced the spree. The women seized our llauslet tricnd, dragged him abeut the room, disarranged his hair which had been beau tifully curled a nd scented, and torment e d hi m unt il h e be ll ow ed again with pain and rage. At length ho was al lowed to "make tracks" for the railway station, but the Mohawks were in his rear, and they chased him relentlessly , through the streets. A " bobby," who turned up when he was not wanted, thought Mr must be a thief, and attempted to arrest him, but Johnny, like a second Johnny Gilpin, distanced all his pursw.r.-, and wended his way to Leeds.—Leeds Times, Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden Warwick September 6 Bridgwater 8 Leicester Doncaster Brecon l9 Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth 22 Alancheater Autumn NewtnarketFirdt October 27 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, June 20.--Wind this day at noon—South- West; fresh breeze and fine weather. CARDIFF, June 18.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Chetah, for Hong Kong—Jane Littlefield, for New York—Argo, for Trinidad. STA;;EA, Tune 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Oberon, from Caldera. CLYDE, June 18.—Wind S.—Arrived—Radama, from Sgua la Grande. Sailed—Britannia, screw steamer, for Naw York. FALMOUTH, June 19.—Arrived—Chushane, from Ha vannah. _ _ PLYMOUTH, June 17.—Wind W.—Arrived—Belmont, from Quebec. KINGSTON, June 18.—Wind S.—Sailed—Express, for Barcelona. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) r s o s m a— o S u e e d r u n l s o e us, from GRAVESEND, Monday Morning; Arrived. June 19—Ann Stanton, from Riga—Niard and 2o — Gustaf fortpa faNwlanNi Natal—Brenda, fromsa , Br from e.vn ga ay—Rescue e u e 110, from Christianstadt—Spitfire, from RegGeffotatrean—Eliza Era, —Norma, fr ß om eliz s e— tez A tin a_tre 3 a i , ar f g ro a m ret C . : d i e . Amoy—Juno, from M e mel—Pocahontas, from New York cordia and Catharine, from Randers—Danneborg, from from s tock. 11107nli.to—Stella, from Dantzic—Z:.emengen, es stea A mer, ' f — or :a s , te s a t m ea e m r, er for to c r a C ic a Cadiz—Europa, steamer, from jamaica. gricola, m for New s!eievc; 7,1; June June for L e ghorn—Kaffraria, for steamer, for p a York—a—Meaeunriitni: DELL, Monday Morning. Passed—Amnia ' E ship, from th e west, for London—sk dale, from London, for Mont roal—Erroraanga, trom Shields, for Alexandria—Ann, of Teignmouth, from the north, for thP west—Brenda, screw steamer, from I,,ndon, for Malta. Anchored—Louise, of Carnarvon, from the north, for the west. We have to announce the death at Paris of M. Roubier d'Herambault, deputy at the Legislatice Body for the circumscription of Montreuil-sur-Mer (Pas de Calais). He was in his 67th year. M. Salaz.A. de Alta:area°, lately the Spanish Commissioner at Peru, has passed through Paris on hi s way to Madrid. Rear-Admiral Tardy do Montravel, Governor of Guyana, has received permission to return to France on leave, and is now on his way home. A fete took place three days back at Saint-Gras tien (Seine -at-Oise), the summer residence of the Princess Mathilde, on the occasion of the presentation by her Imperial Highness of a splendid banner to the Orpheo. nist Society of the commune. The houses were dressed out with flags, and triumphal arches bearing the Princess's initials were erected. The benediction of the banner was performed by the cure, and the gates of the villa having been thrown open, the day was spent in the park and grounds. SECOND EDITION. bUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. ITALY. TURIN, June 18.—In the Chamber of Deputies the first articles of the bill on disputed administra. tive affairs were voted. The Senate had terminated the discussion on the Land Assessment Bill. The Stan2pa denies the statement that Gen. Longoni has !eft for Tunis, and that tio3ps are under orders to embvri: for that country. S POI TING INTELIAGENCE —This Day, BETTING—Tms DAY. ODIIIAM HANDICAP. 4to lon the field DOGNIERSPIELD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Discretion HURSTBOURNE STAKES, 2to 1 agst Grappler NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE, sto 1 agst Sir Roger 6to 1 agst Found Again 9to 1 agst Borealis 9to 1 agst Limosiva 10 to 1 agst Trust 10 to 1 agst Connybrook 12 to 1 agst Lacey de Trafford 20 to 1 agst Caller Ou 20 to 1 agst Tottenham BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY. The Letting this day at our Subscription Rooms was, a game of " cross purposes," horses in the Northumberland Plate being up and down in the list of quotations in e, re markable manner. Tottenham, who hes for some days past been a good favourite, opened at 10 to 1; but a strong de_ monstration was made against him, and he eventually de clined to 100 to 3 (taken and offered). Caller On was also very unsteady, 25 to 1 being laid against her a few times. Her stable companion, Borealis, was supported rather freely, at prices varying from 100 to 8 down to 15 to 2; and for money she closed a better favourite than either Sir Roger or Found Again. There were several inquiries respecting Limosina and Wharfinger, but Donnybrook was friEndless, offers of 100 to 6 against him eliciting no response.-- Closing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 15 to 2 agst Borealis (taken) 15 to 2 agst Sir Roger (taken and offered) 15 to 2 agst Found Again (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Limosina (taken) 100 to 7 agat Wharfinger (taken) 100 to 0 agst Donnybrook (offered) 20 to 1 agat Hymettus (offered) 25 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Tottenham (taken and offered) DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 100 to 30 ag,t Blair Atho! (offered) 4to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 11 to 2 agtt Scottish Chief (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) THE DERBY or 1865. Bto 1 agst Liddington (offered) 20 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Duke (taken freely) :E GOOWOOD cur. ;o June 14.) Age et lb Claremont .. 3 7 7 Bel Demonio 4 7 0 Bacchus 1 Giendusk 'The Little Stag 3 7 7 Myrtle Lord Zetland Hollytox The Major 3 7 3 Molly Carew 3 7 3 Esperance 3 7 3 WEIGHTS FOR TH. (Calculated Age at lb Lord Clifden 4 9 7 Stradella Limosina Blithfield Dollar The Ranger 4 9 0 East Lancashire a King La Toucques Queen Bertha 4 8 10 Scottish Chief 3 8 0 WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING—JUNE 30. The Worcester Stakes. One mile and three furlongs. Age st lb Age at lb Fairwater Umpire The Monk a 8 12 Manchester Johnny Armstrong 5 8 9 Moulsey Dollar 4 8 6 Vacuna General Hess .... a 8 8 Lord Zatland . 3 6 4 Twilight Exchequer King of Utopia L riterer Bverley Fantail .. Myrtle Fontenoy Chaff Canrmette .. 4 7 0 CARLISLE ME The Cumberland Plate. ETING—JuLy 5. Twice round and a distance. Age at lb Caller Oa Limosina .. 5 8 C Honest John.. 4 7 10 Little Stag Welcome Blondiu 4 7 6 Trust 4 7 4 1 Early Purl Hypermnestra 4 6 13 Alice Dick Swiveller a 6 9 True Heart .. 4 6 8 Tottenham .. 3 6 8 The Serf 4 6 7 The Clown Picco Age et lb Dr Rooke Jack's Alive 4 6 4 Sir Roger 3 6 3 Baktchi Serai The Sluggard Found Again Usher 3 5 12 Veterinarian 3 5 12 Wharfinger .. 3 5 11 _ _ _ .. Tooi-tooi Little Duchess Castle Espie 3 5 10 Royal John Theobalda 3 6 9 Inheritor RACING FIXTU Ju] RES FOR 1864. 'NE Bibury Beverley '22 Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne 2B New Forest Hunt 2S Ipswich ... 3O Worcester (Summer) rLY. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon , Liverpool July Stamford Nottingham . 9 Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Huntingdon .. 9 Wolverhampton Reading Egham ...... Dover Oxford Yarmouth York August ...... Plymouth. ............ 23 Lichfield..... 29 Devon and Exeter 30 Stockton Derby .... UST. SEFTEMBER. Paid.